Aluminum loading ramps have a reputation for being the best ramp regardless of what type of load you need to move. The companies that build ramps make a huge variety of different ramps. You can find a ramp for loading heavy equipment or for loading a lighter recreational load. So what can you use an aluminum loading ramp for?
In an industrial setting, aluminum ramps can be used for loading heavy equipment like bobcats and forklifts. They are very much in use in factories where cargo has to be moved from transport truck to warehouse.
Recreationally, they are useful in loading up ATVs, street bikes, dirt bikes, snowmobiles and more into the bed of a pick-up or into a trailer. You can also use them to load things like lawn tractors and farm equipment. Or load a stock car onto the back of a flat bed trailer.
Aluminum loading ramps are strong enough to carry any load and they're tough enough to withstand some abuse. Be sure though that you get a ramp with the right weight capacity and that has been rated for the job you need it for.
There are differences between ramps that are being used commercially or industrially and ramps used by small business operators or homeowners.
Ultra heavy duty ramps that are used for loading heavy equipment are made with aircraft grade aluminum. As a result, they are able to withstand thousands of pounds of weight. They are also much wider and longer as well as being reinforced for added strength.
But consumers have no need for ramps like this. Even so, it is important that you get ramps that are suitable for what you intend to load. It's better to load some things with a single wide ramp. You can get by with a pair of narrower ramps for other loads.
When you go to buy a pair of ramps, look at the weight capacity. The amount that's listed will be the total weight allowed for both ramps. Never exceed this weight capacity. If necessary, get different ramps. Be sure to include in your calculations, the weight of the person who may be riding the equipment up the ramp. Overloading is dangerous.
There are many different sizes and types of aluminum loading ramps. Some have a textured surface. Some have holes drilled at intervals. Some have rubber padding. All of these are especially useful when slipping may be a problem.
You can choose from flat or arched ramps available in different lengths. It can be hard loading equipment like a riding lawnmower if you don't use an arched ramp. The mower deck sits so low to the ground that it easily gets hung up if there is not enough of an angle.
An aluminum ramp is portable. A larger ramp may come as a bi-fold or a tri-fold ramp. That allows the ramp to be folded up making for easy transport from one place to another.
In general, aluminum ramps are the first choice because of their versatility. No other ramp is so portable and so lightweight while at the same time being strong enough to load and unload practically anything.
When you purchase a set of aluminum loading ramps, you're making what could be a once in a lifetime purchase. Since these ramps do not rust and are able to stand up to wear and tear, you might never need to replace them.
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